Quantum Sensing of Mechanical Motion with a Single InAs Quantum Dot

Abstract

Coupling quantum systems to mechanical motion is attractive for fundamental science and sensing. We have embedded a semiconductor quantum dot (QD) inside a mechanical resonator that provides a versatile platform for advances in this area. Driving mechanical motion produces large changes in the QD optical transition as well as the spin degree of freedom, indicating strong potential for quantum sensing.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2017
Accession Number
AD1041673

Entities

People

  • Allan S. Bracker
  • Brennan C. Pursley
  • Chul S. Kim
  • Cyprian Czarnocki
  • Dan Gammon
  • Joshua Casara
  • Maxim Zalalutdinov
  • Michael Scheibner
  • Mijin Kim
  • Samuel G Carter
  • Sophia E. Economou

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amplitude
  • Atoms
  • Crystals
  • Electrons
  • High Resolution
  • Inertial Navigation
  • Lasers
  • Materials
  • Military Research
  • Navigation
  • Nuclear Materials
  • Quantum Dots
  • Resonators
  • Semiconductor Devices
  • Semiconductors
  • Spin States
  • Tuning Forks

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Control Systems Engineering.
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.
  • Semiconductor Device Technology

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Microelectromechanical Systems
  • Quantum Computing
  • Quantum Science - Quantum Dots